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West St. James

Greg Macpherson
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 I was already on  the plane.
 I met a man from West  St.James.
 We talked about the exposion  at Orest's Barber Shop
 and St. James  High School.
 I looked down at Saskatchewan
 Like a yellow-green tile  floor we were standing on
 "Did you know  the West Coast is gonna fall into the ocean  someday?"
 He said, "My friend  I hope you don't mind but I have to ask you,
 are you leaving  behind something that's not worth coming back to?
 'Cause we're the same  collection of faults and accidents
 no matter where  we are."
Simpler  down there
Simpler  down there
 She was a picture  of frustration,
standing  all alone in an empty bus station.
 Another  summer gone.
 After a seven  hour delay in Saskatoon yesterday.
 I'm looking out  at the clouds
 and we're flying  over a storm and a dozen little farms.
 There's a fire  station at the top of her street  and three rinks where.
Simpler  down there
Simpler  down there
 One leaves for something else to say.
 One looks around and walks away.
 One hour from now I'll be looking down  at the rocky mountains.
 One leaves for something else to say.
 One looks around and walks away.
 One hour from now I'll be looking down  at the Rocky Mountains.
Simpler  down there
Simpler  down there
Simpler  down there

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Readable chord sheet for West St. James by Greg Macpherson

I was already [F]on the plane.
I met a man from W[Am]est St.James.
We talked about the e[C]xposion at Orest's Barber Shop
and St. Ja[Bb]mes High School.
I looked down at [F]Saskatchewan
Like a yellow-green [Am]tile floor we were standing on
"Did you [C]know the West Coast is gonna fall into the [Bb]ocean someday?"
He said, "My f[F]riend I hope you don't mind but I have to ask you,
are you [Am]leaving behind something that's not worth coming back to?
'Cause we're the [C]same collection of faults and accidents
no matter [Bb]where we are."

[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]
[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]

She was a [F]picture of frustration,
[Am]standing all alone in an empty bus station.
An[C]other summer gone.
After a [Bb]seven hour delay in Saskatoon yesterday.
I'm looking [F]out at the clouds
and we're [Am]flying over a storm and a dozen little farms.
There's a [C]fire station at the top of her [Bb]street and three rinks where.

[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]
[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]
[Dm]    [C]            [G]      [Bb]

[F] One leaves for something else to [C]say.
One looks around and walks a[Bb]way.
One hour from now I'll be looking [G]down at the rocky mountains.

[F] One leaves for something else to [C]say.
One looks around and walks a[Bb]way.
One hour from now I'll be looking [G]down at the Rocky Mountains.

[F]   [C]   [Bb]   [G]
[F]   [C]   [Bb]   [G]    [G]

[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]
[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]
[Dm]      [C]Simpler down [G]there  [Bb]